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MECHNCHL 2630
3 credits
Thermodynamics
- Basic concepts and definitions, properties of ideal gases and real substances. Conservation of mass. First law of thermodynamics and entropy. Vapor power cycles. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: CHEMSTRY 1450 or 1240 and MATH 2740
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MECHNCHL 3030
3 credits
Dynamical Systems
- Mathematical modeling and response analysis of various dynamic systems. Formulation of system governing equations by Newtonian and Lagrangian approaches. Laplace transforms and numerical techniques of solution. Transfer function and state-space approaches to modeling dynamic systems. Time and frequency response of dynamic systems. Computer solutions of system responses. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Discussion, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 2230 and GENENG 2930 and MATH 3630 and MECHNCHL 3430
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MECHNCHL 3040
3 credits
Engineering Materials
- A study of metals and polymers. Crystal structures, microstructures, molecular structures and imperfections. Relationship between structures and observed mechanical properties. Material failure. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: CHEMSTRY 1450 or 1240; C: GENENG 2340
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MECHNCHL 3230
3 credits
Manufacturing Processes
- Overview of materials such as metals, alloys, composites and ceramics. Primary manufacturing processes such as casting, forging, rolling and extrusion. Secondary processes such as forming, bending, drawing and swaging. Mechanics and economics of metal cutting. Economics of process planning. Special processes such as powder metallurgy. Design and manufacturing. Manufacturing systems, CAD/CAM/CNC/CIM. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 2340 and MECHNCHL 3040
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MECHNCHL 3300
3 credits
Fluid Dynamics
- Fluid properties, fluid statics, fundamental equations of fluid motion, dimensional analysis, external flow and boundary layers, viscous flow in pipes, compressible flow. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 2630 and GENENG 2230 and MATH 2840
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MECHNCHL 3330
3 credits
Design of Machine Elements
- Nonstandard loading, deflection analysis, failure theories for static and cyclic loading followed by safety considerations. Design and selection of a wide range of machine elements such as fasteners, springs, shafts, bearings, and gears. Dimensioning, fits and tolerances and design communication. Open-ended design project. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3040 and a minimum grade of "C" in GENENG 2340
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MECHNCHL 3430
3 credits
Introduction to Computational Methods
- An introduction to structured programming with engineering applications. Fundamental programming concepts, algorithm development, and debugging. Introduce and apply concepts in linear algebra to engineering problems in statics, dynamics and other professional engineering courses. Problems include solving systems of linear equations, root finding, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, and regression. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: C: MATH 3630
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MECHNCHL 3640
3 credits
Heat Transfer
- One and two-dimensional steady state heat conduction, transient heat conduction, numerical methods in conduction transfer. Forced and free convection. Heat exchangers. Radiation heat exchange, shape factors and shielding. Introduction to mass transfer. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3430; C: MECHNCHL 3300
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MECHNCHL 3720
3 credits
Mechanical Systems Laboratory
- Introduction to engineering laboratory equipment, experimental procedures, report writing, automated data acquisition, including computer programming and statistical analysis. Emphasis is on the experimental analysis of mechanical systems, including topics such as vibrations, strain gauges, and DC motors, along with the electronics used to instrument and measure these systems. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MATH 4030; C: MECHNCHL 3030
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MECHNCHL 3830
3 credits
Mechanisms and Machines
- Design and analysis of mechanisms and machines. A study of simple machines such as linkages, geared systems, and cam-follower systems. Topics include mechanism motion and performance (position, velocity, acceleration, force transmission, etc.), actuators, and design considerations to improve machine performance. The use of a customer-based, systematic design process to design and develop a working mechanism. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: GENENG 2230 or ENGRPHYS 3240
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MECHNCHL 3950
4 credits
Mechanical Engineering Cooperative Education
- Work experience in industry under the direction of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Cooperative Education and Internship Program. During co-op the student is expected to be away from his/her studies at UW-Platteville and work for an industry for a semester and summer. Credits do not fulfill graduation requirements. Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 is recommended for participation. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Field Studies
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: junior standing
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MECHNCHL 3970
1 credit
Mechanical Engineering Internship
- Work experience in industry under the direction of the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science Cooperative Education and Internship Program. NOTE: This program is separate and distinct from the cooperative education program and is principally designed to cover the summer work experience. Internship is designed to provide experiential learning experience to the student during the summer period. Credits do not fulfill graduation requirements. (Summer)
- Components: Field Studies
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: junior standing
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MECHNCHL 4330
3 credits
Automatic Controls
- The design and analysis of feedback control systems using root locus, frequency response and state space methods. The specification, analysis, and compensation of feedback. Laboratory demonstrates the practical application of theoretical concepts. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3030 and GENENG 2930
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MECHNCHL 4430
3 credits
Advanced Materials
- Discussion of specialty materials in engineering design and design for manufacture. Stainless steels, light alloys, and corrosion. Composite Materials. Current topcs and advances.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3040
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MECHNCHL 4440
3 credits
Failure of Materials
- Fatigue and fracture of materials are covered. Included are stress-life and strain-life analysis, fracture mechanics, stress concentration influences and variable amplitude loading. The design component of the course is done using CAD, FEA simulation, and fatigue life prediction software. Using commercially available software gives the students experience designing realistic components subjected to variable fluctuating load histories. Mechanical testing principles and principles for recognition of fatigue failure from fracture surfaces are also introduced in the course.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3040
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MECHNCHL 4500
3 credits
Biomedical Engineering
- An overview of the human physical system as a context for engineering design. Introduction to the functional basis of physiologic systems. Instrumentation, biomechanics, and design of medical devices. Principles of accessibility, and universal design.
- Components: Discussion, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: senior standing in engineering or consent of instructor
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MECHNCHL 4520
3 credits
Power Plant Design
- Analysis and design of steam power systems. Combustion turbines. Renewable energy. Environmental aspects and economics of power generation. Recent developments, future trends, and societal issues in power industry.
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 2630
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MECHNCHL 4550
3 credits
Heat Transfer Applications
- Review of conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer. Extension to variable properties and more complex geometrics. Current heat transfer problems and applications such as electronic cooling, heat pipes, capillary pumped loops, and cryogenic heat transfer. Survey of currently used correlations and numerical techniques. Appication of the current state-of-the-art to design problems.
- Components: Discussion, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3640
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MECHNCHL 4560
3 credits
Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with emphasis on using a commercial software package. Concepts of consistency, stability, convergence, scheme order, and turbulence modeling from the practitioner's viewpoint are covered. Simulations of steady and unsteady flows, compressible and incompressible flows, forced and natural convection heat transfer, and conduction in solids are performed.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3430 and MECHNCHL 3300
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MECHNCHL 4600
3 credits
Energy Systems Design
- Design and analysis of energy conversion systems with emphasis on solar energy. Flat plate and concentrating collectors for air and liquids, storage flow and control systems requirements, solar electric power generation. Wind energy conversion, biomass.
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3640
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MECHNCHL 4630
3 credits
Internal Combustion Engine Design
- Design of internal combustion engines for various applications. Gasoline engines, diesel engines, 4 stroke cycles and 2 stroke cycles.
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3640
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MECHNCHL 4640
3 credits
Mechanical Design of Internal Combustion Engines
- Mechanical design and experimental development of internal combustion engines to meet comprehensive design criteria: marketability, thermodynamic performance, dynamic issues, efficiency, lubrication, emissions, economy, drivability, design for manufacture.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 4730; C: MECHNCHL 4630
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MECHNCHL 4650
3 credits
Environmental Control Design
- Theory and design of heating, air conditioning and refrigeration units. Heating and cooling loads for air conditioning, heat pump, psychrometry.
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3640 and MECHNCHL 4730
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MECHNCHL 4720
2 credits
Thermal Systems Laboratory
- Instrumentation and measurement techniques in thermal systems; verification of basic principles; laboratory tests on components of thermal systems; experimental approach for solving engineering problems; application of computer to data acquisition and data processing. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Laboratory
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3300 and MECHNCHL 3640. C: MECHNCHL 3720
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MECHNCHL 4730
3 credits
Thermo-Fluid Systems Design
- A course treating the concepts of Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and mechanics in a unified presentation. Particular emphasis will be directed towards applications to actual physical systems including the gas power cycles, refrigeration cycles, heat exchangers, ideal gas mixtures, psychrometrics and 1st law combustion. Some design of devices involved in these applications will also be included. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3300 and MECHNCHL 3640
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MECHNCHL 4740
3 credits
Mechanical Systems Design
- Advanced topics in the design of machines and mechanical systems. Selection of machine elements implementing the design process and considering factors such as: the environment, manufacturability, assembly, ergonomics, aesthetics, safety, societal impact, reliability and maintainability. Also, economic factors, fits and tolerances, design communication and ethics. Application of fundamental concepts via a project. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3330
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MECHNCHL 4750
3 credits
Computational Methods in Engineering
- Use of digital computers to solve equations encountered in mechanical engineering problems. Numerical integration and differentiation, solution of linear and nonlinear equations, ordinary and partial differential equations (finite element and finite difference methods), systems of equations (matrix equations). Programming using MATLAB. How to choose the proper numerical method, and pitfalls that lead to bad solutions.
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MATH 3630 and MECHNCHL 3430
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MECHNCHL 4800
3 credits
Finite Element Method
- Introduction to the finite element method. Emphasis on truss, beam and frame analysis, plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric and three-dimensional stress analysis. Dynamic analysis and field problems, such as heat transfer. Readily available finite element computer programs utilized to solve stress analysis, heat transfer and other engineering related problems.
- Components: Discussion, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MATH 3630 and MECHNCHL 3430 and MECHNCHL 3330
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MECHNCHL 4830
3 credits
Mechatronics
- Study of electro-mechanical systems and their interfaces. Programming of microcontrollers, fractional-horsepower motors, sensors, programmable logic controllers (PLC's), and control electronics. Binary number systems and logic are introduced. Application of control theory. Project.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: C: MECHNCHL 4330 or ELECTENG 3310
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MECHNCHL 4840
3 credits
Vibration Systems Design
- Modeling and analysis of single and multiple-degree of freedom systems. Free and forced vibrations. Vibrations applications such as balancing, whirling, vibration instruments, vibration isolation, and suspension. Computer applications involving matrices, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and differential equations. Design of mechanical systems involving vibrations.
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3030
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MECHNCHL 4850
3 credits
Computer-Aided Engineering
- Use of current tools in the design and simulation of mechanical systems. Generation of a paperless project, including solid modeling and computer assembly of mechanical systems, system dynamic analysis, and system optimization. Interfaces between various computer software packages and the creation of computer routines to extend built in software modeling capabilities.
- Components: Laboratory, Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3830
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MECHNCHL 4930
3 credits
Senior Design Project
- Team based projects, primarily from industry. Rigorous application of design processes and methods. Consideration of real-life technical, economic, social, aesthetic, environmental and other constraints. Consideration of several related topics such as creativity, analysis, synthesis, project management, scheduling, time management, engineering ethics, communication, personality types, product safety and liability, copyrights and patents, design for manufacture, economics, and robust engineering. Integration of technical and management knowledge in an open-ended design environment. Oral and written reports. Open to graduating seniors only. (Fall, Spring)
- Components: Lecture
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: MECHNCHL 3230 and MECHNCHL 3330 and MECHNCHL 3830 and MECHNCHL 4730
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MECHNCHL 4980
1 - 3 credits
Current Topics in Engineering
- In-depth study of a current topic of interest to the engineering profession. The topic to be covered will be identified in the course title.
- Components: Discussion, Laboratory, Lecture
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MECHNCHL 4990
1 - 3 credits
Independent Study
- Advanced study in the area of specialization.
- Components: Independent Study
- Prereqs/Coreqs: P: senior standing